lChapter 12: Chuunin Exam Part 2: HA! The Forest of Death! Sasuke vs
Amatsu Mikaboshi!?
"Now, before we get to it...I'd like to go over additional rules for this question." Then from the back the door opened and Kankuro had returned from the bathroom break that he left from earlier, he walked in with a big smile but it quickly died looking more into the room.
"Nice timing...Was your doll playing beneficial?" Kankuro was surprised to see that Ibiki noticed that he was using his puppet Karasu to disguise himself as an extra examiner so he could get the information he needed and then pass it off to his sister Temari.
"Oh well, just sit down." The Sand Shinobi puppeteer walked back to his seat and before he got there he slyly passed of the bit of information he gathered for Temari to use.
Ibiki took a step forward, "I'll now explain" He was looking slightly out the window now, "These are...the rules of desperation."
With a slight tilt of his head looking more to the genin in the room he continued, "First, you must...for this tenth question...decide whether or not you will take it."
Amatsu looked around seeing the reaction and then closed his eyes facing forward again still leaning back in this chair, 'This guy is good, got everyone right where he wants him.' Thought the dark shinobi as he sat there waiting for the end of all this.
Kareru leaned forward with her hands together and she just sat waiting, 'I didn't go through that whole damn test just to stop here.' She thought wondering what it could be, 'Besides...' She looked over too Tatsu, 'I still need to record his techniques for my employer; no way does this end here.'
'I am going to pass and become a chuunin whether it's liked or not! Why do all this work and then turn back?' Wondered Dayu as he sat there his Sharingan deactivated.
'Morino Ibiki...hmph I knew I have heard the name before....the interrogation, torture specialist of the Anbu...good idea to use him for such an exam. By the looks of things he has affected the other genin.' Kyoushu keeping close attention awaiting the final question, so he could go on and hopefully get the chance to kill Amatsu.
An out burst in the back was made by Temari, "Choose!?" She looked on in anger, "What happens if we choose not to take it!?"
"If you choose not to, your points will be reduced to zero...So you'll fail! Along with your two teammates." Ibiki lowering his head slightly closing his eyes getting ready for the next part.
"And now...the other rule."
Sierra looked on in slight annoyance, 'Geese this guy sure loves throwing together more and more damn rules...'
"Anyone who chooses to take it, but answers it incorrectly...That person...will loose the right to take the chuunin selection exam ever again."
Inuzuka Kiba a shinobi who uses right now a little puppy named Akamaru for combat, stood and pointed to Ibiki, "What kind of stupid rule is that!? There are guys here who have taken the chuunin exam many times before!" He finished and his pup Akamaru ended it with a few little barks.
With that comment made, Ibiki even began to laugh to it, "You guys were unlucky. This year it's my rules. But I'm giving you a way out." Kiba stood there with a sudden hit of surprise and awaited to hear what the way out was.
"Those that aren't confident can choose not to take it, and try again next year." Another chuckle came from Ibiki as he announced that.
With his cold stare and tone, "Now, let's begin...the tenth question. Those that do not wish to take it, raise your hand. Once your number is confirmed, leave."
Slowly the first teammate rose his hand and then left. Along with other teams that felt they could not take the final question raised their hands and their numbers were confirmed and they all stood up and walked out the room. There where only but a few remained and one slight surprise was a lot of the rookies still staid and the newly found Hidden Shadow Shinobi's were still in their seats as well not budging. Also the reformed Kuragiri brought back by Kage Kyoushu, the man who seemed to got started adding "Kage" to the end's of the neighboring leader's names. They still sat there awaiting this tenth question, the test that determined it all.
'Come on Naruto...hang in there...do not give up now...not after everything you worked for, this test is nothing...you can do this..' Thought Tatsu as he looked over to Naruto, remembering everything the two talked about.
The moments passed and then to Tatu's own surprise he soon saw Naruto raise his arm. Then Naruto slammed his hand right down onto the desk and that even caught Amatsu's eye as he opened one looking over at the blond haired kid. Tatsu just smirked under his face mask. "Don't underestimate me! I ain't running away! I'll take it! Even if I'm a Genin forever! I'll will myself to becoming Hokage anyway, so I don't care!" Naruto announced as he stood up and continued, "I'm not afraid!" He sat back down folding his arms over one another.
Amatsu closed his eye again, 'What an odd kid.'
Tatsu laughed to himself, 'Naruto your one hell of a person, I hope that your dreams will come true for you.' He thought looking back up to Ibiki waiting for this final question.
Even with all this commotion Hiroku Asura was still passed out and had completely drenched his test with his own drool. He just slightly moved a bit, "i...am....the...king....of...sake drinkin" he mumbled in his drunken sleep.
"I'll ask you again. Your life is riding on this decision. This is your last chance to quit." Ibiki giving the young blond haired Leaf Shinobi one chance to go back and take the chance to walk out and later try again on the exam next year.
Naruto smiled and said, "I don't go back on my words. That's my ninja way!"
Ibiki looked around the room and noticed that somehow with Naruto's word restored the once lost confidence in the genin around him. 'Interesting kid, he blasted away everyone's worries. Ninety left...more then I expected. Stretching this any long won't make any difference.' He thought as he looked to the special chuunin instructors and they all gave him the okay to go ahead with the exam.
"Good decisions. Now, everyone still remaining...The first test...I congratulate you on passing!" Ibiki said with a slight smile on his face.
Naruto dropped his pencil onto his desk and had the biggest look of shock he could. Sakura instantly stood up, "Wait! What do you mean? We already pass? What about the tenth question?"
Ibiki let out a laugh and smiled wide, "There never was such a thing."
Kareru looked on and then lowered her head saddened, 'Damnit...I busted my ass on this stupid test...'
Ibiki continued, "Or you could say that those two choices were the tenth question."
From the back, Temari again voiced her opinion on the subject, "HEY! Then what were the first nine questions for!? They were pointless then!"
"They were not pointless. They had already served their intended purpose...to test your individual information gathering anilities. That purpose."
"Information gathering?" Temari asked in slightly confusion.
"First, as the rules explained...success on this test is based on the whole team doing well. This puts amazing pressure on each member not to...mess things up for their teammates."
Naruto smiled nodding his head, "Yeah, yeah! I had a feeling the test was like that."
Hinata looking over to him smiling and giggled at his assumption to knowing what the test was all about. "But...the questions on this test are not the types that a mere genin could answer. Because of that...I'm sure most people came to the same conclusion...that to score points, you'd have to cheat. Basically, the premise of this test is to cheat."
'GOD enough with the entire damn fucking talking can we PLEASE! Let's just get on with this!!' Amatsu getting slightly annoyed, he wanted out of the damn room to go onto the next test.
Demin just tapped his long sharp nail into the test also like his master getting quit impatient wanting to use his claws on someone. "As targets to cheat off of, we had two or so chuunins who knew all the answers mixed into the crowd to help you guys out." Ibiki explained the exam further for the genin.
Naruto put his arms slightly behind his head leaning back, "That was SO obvious! You'd have to be a moron to not notice that! Right, Hinata!?" He asked turning to her with a wide as possible smile, Hinata taken back just smiled politely.
"But..." Ibiki continued with his explanation as he began to untie his head band wrapped fully over his head. "Those who cheat poorly...fail of course."
"Because...at times, information is more important than life. On missions and on the battlefield, people risk their lives! Just to get their hands on it!"
Amatsu then looked up and noticed something very interesting, 'My, my. He has been subject to certain tortures judging by the marks, those are screw holes and burn marks and scars on his head. Now I see how he is so good at this he knows every angle of messing with people, experienced it first hand I am taking it.' Amatsu possibly putting all the pieces together in the situation, as he then put his feet on the desk and leaning back in his chair, 'Now if show and tell is over it would be nice to get to things.'
Others just looked on in shock and slight horror seeing what they could be put against in later life if they where ever captured. Ibiki then tied his headband back over his head fully, "If the enemy or a third party notices you...there is no guarantee the info will be accurate."
"I want you to remember this. Important information in your hands can be a powerful weapon for your comrades and for the village. So we had you gather information through cheating. This clearly separated out those that did not have the right abilities."
Temari still didn't understand it, "But...I just don't get the final question."
"But...question ten...is the true purpose of this test."
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked in curiosity.
"Let me explain..." said Ibiki as he placed his hands back into the pockets of his trench coat. "The tenth question...the 'take it' or 'not take it' decision...Obviously these were two painful choices. Those who chose to 'not take it' fail along with their teammates. Those who chose to 'take it'...could lose the chance to take the test ever again. A true leap of faith!
Arcane sat there with a smirk his arms folded onto the desk, 'A small leap if you ask me.' He thought as he sat there listening to Ibiki's explanation and reasoning.
"How about these two choices..." Ibiki walking to the center of the room, "Say you guys become chuunin. Your mission is to steal a secret document. The amount of enemy ninja's, their abilities, etc., are unknown to you. And of course there could be traps set all around you. Now, do you accept, or not accept? Because you don't want to die...because you don't want your comrades hurt...can you avoid the dangerous mission? The answer...is no! No matter the danger, there are missions you can't back down from. The ability to be courageous...and to survive any hardship...This is the ability needed to become a chuunin captain. Those who can't put their destinies on the line...who cling to the uncertain future of 'there's always next year'...and then walk away from their chance...those pieces of trash who can only make such cowardly choices...don't have the right to become chuunin. That's how I feel."
Naruto was feeling pretty happy with himself for the fact he was still there sitting amongst everyone else, proving that he will make it to become Hokage! Even now Amatsu slowly felt himself drifting off to sleep in his chair, now bored out of his mind. "You, who chose to take it, answered the tenth question correctly. You will be able to survive any troubles you face in the future. You have made it through the entrance. The first test of the Chuunin selection exam is now complete. I wish you guys luck."
"HELL YEAH! WISH US LUCK! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY!" Naruto cheered triumphantly throwing his fist into the air moving around erratically in his seat.
'Interesting guy...' Ibiki thought but that was about to end as he looked to the window.
When he did it suddenly shattered throwing glass all over the palce, kunai where thrown into the ceiling and a women emerged from the cloth that now flapped behind her. "You guys! This is no time to be celebrating!"
As the women spoke Hiroku finally snapped out from his drunken sleep feeling sober again and caught saw the women. She wore a long coat, and had armoring on her ankles and seemed to ware a fish net shirt but nothing could be really seen. A short brown skirt, "Ooo sexy..." Asura said to himself with a giant stupid grin.
On the cloth behind the next examiner said 'Second Examiner Mitarashi Anko, Pay Attention' and then she continued what she was saying, "I am the examiner for the second test! Mitarashi Anko! Now let's go!" She threw her fist into the air, "Fallow me!"
Everyone sat in bewilderment to this woman who just launched in from the window making such commotion and then made all the demands. Ibikit then stood out from behind the cloth that covered him, "Bad timing." He said simply.
She looked slightly embarrassed with a bit of blush over her face as she stood there with her arm in the air. Anko regained herself and looked at the room, "Ninety!? Ibiki! You left thirty teams?" She wondered about him while glancing to him, "The first test was way too easy this time!"
"This time...there are a lot of outstanding ones." Ibiki stated in defense to her thinking that he went easy on this years genin.
"Bah, that's fine...In the second exam I will cut them to half or less." She looked on and in a low seeming seductive tone, "I'm getting excited..."
As she said that Hiroku was right next to her appearing as if he was leaning against something, "Heh you and me both! Hey baby how about you come on over to my place for pizza and sex?"
Just as Asura asked that sleezy question he found himself on the other end of a knuckly sandwich and he was on his back on the ground, "NO WAY IN HELL!!" Anko yelled looking furious as possible.
Hiroku recovered quickly back up to his feet back next her close with a grin, "Why? Don't you like pizza?"
"SHUT UP!" She yelled and she again punched him right in head and began kicking him while he was on the ground.
Finally the assault ended, and Amatsu just looked on shaking his head, "God damnit Asura you dumb fuck."
Amatsu then snapped his finger and Demin got up from his seat and grabbed the beaten Hiroku and dragged him back to his seat. She regained her composure, "Now, I'll explain everything tomorrow once we've changed places. Ask your jounin sensei for the time and place. That's it! You're excused!"
Early Evening...
Ibiki was walking around the class room collecting the papers from the desk. He then picked up once certain paper and took a look at it seeing it was completely blank, gripping the other papers he then smiled, 'Someone got through this with a blank test. Uzumaki Naruto...he really is an interesting guy.' He thought then collecting the others.
He went further up and picked up another that appeared to be completely drooled on and he just looked at with annoyance, 'Hiroku Asura....blank and drenched in drool....baka.' was all he thought of the Shadow Ninja.
The Next Day....
A breeze set over the area with the tree's limbs moving in the wind and blowing some leafs off and down over the others who all stood there looking at what was before them. "Wh...what's with this place?" Asked a bewildered Naruto looking at the fenced off area.
The fence looked old and slightly rusted and not to far off and a sign saying "Danger! Stay Out!" not to far off and was in plain sight. Anko stood in front of the group of genin, "Welcome to the stage for the second test, practice arena 44. Also known as...the 'Forrest of Death'."
Amatsu instantly liked the name but others where disliking it pretty quick. Anko went on to explain the point behind this test. That they where going to be all given one scroll, that of "Heaven" and "Earth" and that any measures could be taken to attain the second scroll, even killing. Amatsu stood there wide eyed, 'Hold it...hold it...hold it...' Amatsu muttered to himself but then he couldn't take it, "AHHH! I HAVE TO KILL!!!!!" He yelled as he then leaped out at some random genin, it had been awhile sense he spilled someone's blood.
Anko could sense the amazing desire to kill, infact everyone could feel it from Amatsu, "YOU STOP NOW!!!"
Anko's yell reached Amatsu and just before his demonic sword came crashing down on the poor cowering genin, "None of that until the exam actually begins! First you are going to need to fill out these forms saying that you are willing to partake in this second exam and that you accept what happens to you....so basically your signing for your life. We will hand these forms out and give you time to think it over, when the time is up turn in the signed form."
Anko closed her eyes to blink and just as she did there was Amatsu he was hoping from foot to foot, "Give me, give me! I will sign it here and now! LET ME IN!!!"
Everybody looked on in astonishment, here was a guy claimed to be ruthless as hell, seeming to act as a child to get into the exam. But that was all thrown to the side considering he wanted to get it just so he could rip everyone a new one and kill all that stood in his path. Anko leaned back away from Amatsu, "No, like the others you to will have to wait, here you start handing these out, if you have so much energy." She grinned handing the forms to him.
'You bitch...' was all Amatsu thought as he took the forms from her and handed them out to everybody.
After he did he wanted to reassure people feared him as he turned to them all, "Remember everyone..." The dark demonic dragon formed above him; "I will be waiting to...kill you..." he ended with a devilish grin as he walked off for some solitude for the moment just as he quickly signed the piece of paper.
Everybody then broke off a bit but staid in the area and thought over the whole exam. Tatsu sat up in the tree's just looking at the sheet of paper, 'All to easys.' But he wasn't paying attention to anything around him, as a conversation was taking place below him.
He then did pick up a voice, it was Naruto's being loud as per usual or just the tone happened to be. Tatsu turned and now sat on the branch and looked down, seeing Naruto and Hinata talking, well slightly she was trying but Naruto was being thick as usual. Naruto walked off and Hinata hung her head low, wanting to say so badly what was on her mind and how she felt about the goofy blond haired kid. Tatsu shook his head watching him walk away, and leaped down in front of Hinata, "Hey there Hinata." He said in a very friendly tone and waved.
She was shocked by his sudden appearance and took some steps back and at lightening speed. "Wh...who are y...y-you?" She asked with a slight stutter hiding now behind the tree.
He looked at himself really quick, "Oh heh that's right." First though he looked around him to make sure no one else would see.
Then in a puff of smoke Ryuujin stood before her, "Remember me now?" he asked.
Hinata nodded shyly and stepped out from behind the tree, "Yeah...your...Ryuujin-kun right?"
Ryuu smiled widely, "Heh yup that's me! Been awhile sense the last time I talked to ya."
:: Flashback ::
'Shit...shit...shit' Ryuu thought as he ran through the forest of Konoha.
Not to far behind him where a group of Leaf Shinobi, "THERE HE GOES!! DON'T LET HIM ESCAPE!" The one yelled as they gave chase.
Ryuu came running out into a training ground with some tree's with what looked like padding wrapped to it. He stopped and looked down to see a young girl with dark blue hair sitting against it and had her knee's brought up to her chest and crying into her arms. He made sure not to disturb her at the moment as he quickly and silently leaped on top of the tree stump, 'Henge!' He said in his head and quickly he transformed into an extension of the stump.
The other ninja's ran right by the area not taking a second glance. Ryuu returned to himself and he slowly etched off the stump and then walked in front of the crying girl and knelt down, "Hey there....what's the matter?" he asked with a genuine tone of concern.
She quickly looked up and found herself slightly trapped as she was so used to backing away and hiding but she was sitting and against the stump so it made it extra difficult. At that time Ryuu was just dressed in a plain black t-shirt and black pants with his Shinobi sandals. He smiled at her, "Please do not be afraid of me, I am no one to fear..." Ryuu then thought for a second, "Ah! My name is....Kaiser Ryuujin, what's yours?"
Slowly the girl looked up to him not hiding as much, "H...h..Hyuuga....H..Hin...Hinata..." she stuttered feeling very nervous around him and rightfully so sense she didn't know Ryuu at all.
He looked at her eyes for a moment and smiled, "You have very beautiful eyes Hinata."
Hinata blushed and slowly hid her face away, 'T...thank you...' she replied muffled in the sleeves of her shirt.
"Tell me, Hinata...why are you crying? It's okay if you do not want to tell me, heh I can understand why. But I would like to hear it whatever it is and try to help ya with it." Hinata slowly looked at Ryuujin and at his eyes, though she wasn't very advanced with her bloodline ability, she could see the kindness and truth in his eyes and that he seemed like a good person to talk to.
Finally though as Ryuu waited to hear her answer the two did talk, about many different things that Hinata was being put through, at home and her repressed feelings for a certain blond haired shinobi. Ryuujin gave her his full attention not missing a single word she said and at every chance he did his best to help her giving the most helpful advice as possible.
[[Writer: Hi everyone, Bryan aka Ryuujin here, now I know you are probably wondering, "Hinata hardly talks to anyone? Why would she open up to a person she hardly knows?" Well, in life I have noticed that even with people that I don't really know, they do seem to talk to me pretty easily at times. So sense I put a lot of myself into my character and so I think he can give off the same kinda thing I suppose. Thanks for your time readers, enjoy the rest of the chapter ]]
:: End Flashback ::
"Yes it has." She said with a smile.
Ryuu looked off in the direction that Naruto walked off to, "Hm, don't worry about Naruto...one day...he will see and acknowledge you."
Hinata lowered her head blushing and brought her hands up and touched her index fingers together, "I hope..."
"Hinata-chan, you're a cute young women, Naruto will come to, he just needs to really see who he can and cannot trust. He has a great deal of things to work through before he can really be at peace with himself." Hinata blushed furiously having not received such a comment as that from anyone and a boy that was slightly older then her at that.
"Listen you do your best in the second part of this exam, and I will talk to you later and I will be hanging around Naruto so if you are at all concerned for his well being, don't worry he will be safe." Ryuu said with a smile as he then transformed back into Tatsu and then disappeared before Hinata could say thanks for his kind words and support.
Going Into the Forrest...
Finally it came time for everyone to turn in their papers so they could take part in the next exam. Amatsu was among the first to get the form in and head to the area to where his team was going to start. They all received their scrolls and someone had to assigned one of their teammates to always hold onto and guard it. Finally the doors opened and the teams on their own end of the arena started off to begin searching out for the second scroll needed. It was only moments later that Amatsu had found and killed their first prey for the "Earth" scroll as he found it humorous to start with the "Heaven" scroll. "Geese you made quick work of those poor fools, you know Amatsu ever sense I started chasing around your sorry ass I haven't really gotten the chance to fight in awhile, could had let me down that." Asura finally sobered up and feeling pissed that Amatsu took the first group on his own, and ontop of that his cigarettes.
Amatsu didn't say a word as he just continued into the forrest. "You complain too much." Spoke Demin to Asura as he fallowed his master.
Hiroku simply grumbled, he didn't need this after the sever beatings he received from Anko...again as he tried hitting on her a second time. Though the tough thing was going to be going through the days they had to spend in this forest with out his cigarettes, "Had to steal my smokes on top of it." He said fallowing Demin and Amatsu just to see what kind of damage they could cause.
The day's went by and the teams where either progressing or staying where they were at or failing and losing scrolls or their lives. Something interesting was in the process, Amatsu sat there leaning beside a tree and suddenly his eyes shot open. "Th...that...that power....Orichimaru....who have you taken this time..." He then quickly jumped to his feet, "You two get up and fallow me!"
Amatsu leaped off quickly, and before Asura could question why, he found himself tagging along. The three shadow nins arrived on the seen, to find a fallen Rock Lee Konoha's Tai Jutsu specialist, Haruno Sakura beaten as well. Amatsu especially set his gaze upon Sasuke, the dark power that flowed through him at this very moment. The aura of black and purple reeked of Orichimaru and for the fact odd markings began to cover half of Sasuke's body. 'So, Orichmaru that's why you are here, the Uchiha blood line...or more of just getting your hands on the Sharingan.' Amatsu thought to himself with his arms folded watching the match.
He could see Sasuke accepted this power, that it was the key he needed to unlock the door to his older brother Itachi's death. But Amatsu knew first hand, that the damned cursed seal that Orichimaru places upon people was not a source for power, more for control. Amatsu watched as Sasuke made quick work of one Sound Shinobi who had the ability of sending blasts of what seemed to be air from holes in his hands. But for Sasuke he was nothing and quickly broke the mans arms. Then that was when Sasuke turned his attention to the next Sound Ninja Dosu the one who's face was completely covered in bandages.
"Sasuke....Time for you to learn what real power is..." Said Amatsu as he watched things progressed, "Demin stop that girl from stopping Sasuke, Hiroku...stay here." He instructed the two as he tossed Hiroku his smokes back.
"I hope you can entertain me more then the last guy..." Said Sasuke with a twisted grin as he approached Dosu.
Sakura couldn't stand to watch this brutality go on and this great change in Sasuke. So she then leaped to her feet and ran over to Sasuke, but then to only be stopped by the creature Demin who now held onto both her arms. She looked back seeing who it was and cried out, "SASUKE-KUN HELP ME!!"
Sasuke then averted his eyes and looked at Demin with his Sharingan eyes, "Let...her...go...or I will kill you."
Sasuke made his threats but Demin could care less as he still held Sakura by her own will. From the Shadows in front of Sasuke Amatsu slowly rose from them, his face was emotionless and cold, "Sasuke...your fight here and now....is with me..."
The young Uchiha just grinned, "Fine....then you two will meet the same fate as the guy on the ground over there." He said in a deep evil tone as his power swelled greatly.
Up in the tree's there was Hyuuga Neji and his teammate TenTen watching from above. As Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji and Yamanaka Ino watched from the bushes away from any harm that may come to them. Amatsu knew of everyone's presence before this went any further he made something very clear, "I do NOT want anyone interefearing in this fight! If you do, then I will personally kill you and hand your head to your teammates. Understood?"
Neji was unaffected by this and thought he was full of shit and didn't see what people feared with Amatsu, as he has only heard rumors about the guy. "Sasuke...I know that thirst for revenge against Itachi....you are an avenger for your clan." Amatsu turning back to him after the demand he made to the others was clear.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes cringing slightly at his brothers name, "You, know nothing about me..."
"I know enough. I have fought your brother on many occasions, I would like to consider myself his rival and well an equal."
Uchiha Sasuke just stood there and clenched his fists, "I don't give a fuck! Are we going to fight or chit chat all damn day?"
Amatsu folded his arms, "Don't worry I have just this last thing to say. Like you I am an avenger for my clan, a man killed what was left and it wasn't many, which included my mother and father. I seek revenge against this man and I once accepted that power that you now attain, I tried using it against Itachi when he and I fought. But I found that it was mere bullshit and that man, Orichmaru did that to me like branding cattle. That power is NOTHING COMPARED TO YOUR OWN! I went through hell! To removed that fucking seal from my own neck! I succeded."
Amatsu's own power soon showed as the dark aura flared all around him. This even took Neji back, being able to feel all the energy that this man held. "I grew further with out that shitty seal, and I am on equal terms with the one Uchiha Itachi and I have beaten that lousy snake of a man Orichimaru when tried taking my body! YOU BELIEVE THAT POWER WILL HELP! FINE! Show me what you got Uchiha Sasuke." Amatsu finished in a menacing tone as his aura spread all around him as he glared at Sasuke.
"HAAAAAA!!" Sasuke yelled as he charged Amatsu, he was done hearing him talk and was going to prove that he would succeed with this power and kill his brother with it.
Sasuke moved in low and leaped up to strike Amatsu, in that quick instant he felt a great deal of force to the side of his head. His cheek was pressed against his teeth and he went flying and crashing down into the ground, and slid into it with the dirt piling around him. "Is that...all you got Uchiha Sasuke?"
He just got right back to his feet, he loathed now hearing Amatsu say his name like that. Before Sasuke got another foot off the ground he was now in the grips of Amatsu, that had him by the neck and lifted him into the air. Sakura had tears running down her face, the only thing she could do was stand by and watch as Demin made sure she didn't go anywhere. "Even through your Sharingan eyes Sasuke, I see that you believe in this power. No matter what anyone does....you see this power as your achievement to greatness....Sasuke...you are pathetic, the path to true power is before you. Yet, you are blind to it." Amatsu said in a calm tone as he looked up at Sasuke while he held him by the neck.
Sasuke grabbed Amatsu by the wrist trying to force his grip away from his neck, "So tell me Sasuke, are you going to actually fight?" Amatsu said in a deep tone as he closed his eyes and then re opened them and his eyes where all black except for the iris which was white and in a diamond form, "Or are you going to cower letting this controlling power do the fighting for you?"
"Now, before we get to it...I'd like to go over additional rules for this question." Then from the back the door opened and Kankuro had returned from the bathroom break that he left from earlier, he walked in with a big smile but it quickly died looking more into the room.
"Nice timing...Was your doll playing beneficial?" Kankuro was surprised to see that Ibiki noticed that he was using his puppet Karasu to disguise himself as an extra examiner so he could get the information he needed and then pass it off to his sister Temari.
"Oh well, just sit down." The Sand Shinobi puppeteer walked back to his seat and before he got there he slyly passed of the bit of information he gathered for Temari to use.
Ibiki took a step forward, "I'll now explain" He was looking slightly out the window now, "These are...the rules of desperation."
With a slight tilt of his head looking more to the genin in the room he continued, "First, you must...for this tenth question...decide whether or not you will take it."
Amatsu looked around seeing the reaction and then closed his eyes facing forward again still leaning back in this chair, 'This guy is good, got everyone right where he wants him.' Thought the dark shinobi as he sat there waiting for the end of all this.
Kareru leaned forward with her hands together and she just sat waiting, 'I didn't go through that whole damn test just to stop here.' She thought wondering what it could be, 'Besides...' She looked over too Tatsu, 'I still need to record his techniques for my employer; no way does this end here.'
'I am going to pass and become a chuunin whether it's liked or not! Why do all this work and then turn back?' Wondered Dayu as he sat there his Sharingan deactivated.
'Morino Ibiki...hmph I knew I have heard the name before....the interrogation, torture specialist of the Anbu...good idea to use him for such an exam. By the looks of things he has affected the other genin.' Kyoushu keeping close attention awaiting the final question, so he could go on and hopefully get the chance to kill Amatsu.
An out burst in the back was made by Temari, "Choose!?" She looked on in anger, "What happens if we choose not to take it!?"
"If you choose not to, your points will be reduced to zero...So you'll fail! Along with your two teammates." Ibiki lowering his head slightly closing his eyes getting ready for the next part.
"And now...the other rule."
Sierra looked on in slight annoyance, 'Geese this guy sure loves throwing together more and more damn rules...'
"Anyone who chooses to take it, but answers it incorrectly...That person...will loose the right to take the chuunin selection exam ever again."
Inuzuka Kiba a shinobi who uses right now a little puppy named Akamaru for combat, stood and pointed to Ibiki, "What kind of stupid rule is that!? There are guys here who have taken the chuunin exam many times before!" He finished and his pup Akamaru ended it with a few little barks.
With that comment made, Ibiki even began to laugh to it, "You guys were unlucky. This year it's my rules. But I'm giving you a way out." Kiba stood there with a sudden hit of surprise and awaited to hear what the way out was.
"Those that aren't confident can choose not to take it, and try again next year." Another chuckle came from Ibiki as he announced that.
With his cold stare and tone, "Now, let's begin...the tenth question. Those that do not wish to take it, raise your hand. Once your number is confirmed, leave."
Slowly the first teammate rose his hand and then left. Along with other teams that felt they could not take the final question raised their hands and their numbers were confirmed and they all stood up and walked out the room. There where only but a few remained and one slight surprise was a lot of the rookies still staid and the newly found Hidden Shadow Shinobi's were still in their seats as well not budging. Also the reformed Kuragiri brought back by Kage Kyoushu, the man who seemed to got started adding "Kage" to the end's of the neighboring leader's names. They still sat there awaiting this tenth question, the test that determined it all.
'Come on Naruto...hang in there...do not give up now...not after everything you worked for, this test is nothing...you can do this..' Thought Tatsu as he looked over to Naruto, remembering everything the two talked about.
The moments passed and then to Tatu's own surprise he soon saw Naruto raise his arm. Then Naruto slammed his hand right down onto the desk and that even caught Amatsu's eye as he opened one looking over at the blond haired kid. Tatsu just smirked under his face mask. "Don't underestimate me! I ain't running away! I'll take it! Even if I'm a Genin forever! I'll will myself to becoming Hokage anyway, so I don't care!" Naruto announced as he stood up and continued, "I'm not afraid!" He sat back down folding his arms over one another.
Amatsu closed his eye again, 'What an odd kid.'
Tatsu laughed to himself, 'Naruto your one hell of a person, I hope that your dreams will come true for you.' He thought looking back up to Ibiki waiting for this final question.
Even with all this commotion Hiroku Asura was still passed out and had completely drenched his test with his own drool. He just slightly moved a bit, "i...am....the...king....of...sake drinkin" he mumbled in his drunken sleep.
"I'll ask you again. Your life is riding on this decision. This is your last chance to quit." Ibiki giving the young blond haired Leaf Shinobi one chance to go back and take the chance to walk out and later try again on the exam next year.
Naruto smiled and said, "I don't go back on my words. That's my ninja way!"
Ibiki looked around the room and noticed that somehow with Naruto's word restored the once lost confidence in the genin around him. 'Interesting kid, he blasted away everyone's worries. Ninety left...more then I expected. Stretching this any long won't make any difference.' He thought as he looked to the special chuunin instructors and they all gave him the okay to go ahead with the exam.
"Good decisions. Now, everyone still remaining...The first test...I congratulate you on passing!" Ibiki said with a slight smile on his face.
Naruto dropped his pencil onto his desk and had the biggest look of shock he could. Sakura instantly stood up, "Wait! What do you mean? We already pass? What about the tenth question?"
Ibiki let out a laugh and smiled wide, "There never was such a thing."
Kareru looked on and then lowered her head saddened, 'Damnit...I busted my ass on this stupid test...'
Ibiki continued, "Or you could say that those two choices were the tenth question."
From the back, Temari again voiced her opinion on the subject, "HEY! Then what were the first nine questions for!? They were pointless then!"
"They were not pointless. They had already served their intended purpose...to test your individual information gathering anilities. That purpose."
"Information gathering?" Temari asked in slightly confusion.
"First, as the rules explained...success on this test is based on the whole team doing well. This puts amazing pressure on each member not to...mess things up for their teammates."
Naruto smiled nodding his head, "Yeah, yeah! I had a feeling the test was like that."
Hinata looking over to him smiling and giggled at his assumption to knowing what the test was all about. "But...the questions on this test are not the types that a mere genin could answer. Because of that...I'm sure most people came to the same conclusion...that to score points, you'd have to cheat. Basically, the premise of this test is to cheat."
'GOD enough with the entire damn fucking talking can we PLEASE! Let's just get on with this!!' Amatsu getting slightly annoyed, he wanted out of the damn room to go onto the next test.
Demin just tapped his long sharp nail into the test also like his master getting quit impatient wanting to use his claws on someone. "As targets to cheat off of, we had two or so chuunins who knew all the answers mixed into the crowd to help you guys out." Ibiki explained the exam further for the genin.
Naruto put his arms slightly behind his head leaning back, "That was SO obvious! You'd have to be a moron to not notice that! Right, Hinata!?" He asked turning to her with a wide as possible smile, Hinata taken back just smiled politely.
"But..." Ibiki continued with his explanation as he began to untie his head band wrapped fully over his head. "Those who cheat poorly...fail of course."
"Because...at times, information is more important than life. On missions and on the battlefield, people risk their lives! Just to get their hands on it!"
Amatsu then looked up and noticed something very interesting, 'My, my. He has been subject to certain tortures judging by the marks, those are screw holes and burn marks and scars on his head. Now I see how he is so good at this he knows every angle of messing with people, experienced it first hand I am taking it.' Amatsu possibly putting all the pieces together in the situation, as he then put his feet on the desk and leaning back in his chair, 'Now if show and tell is over it would be nice to get to things.'
Others just looked on in shock and slight horror seeing what they could be put against in later life if they where ever captured. Ibiki then tied his headband back over his head fully, "If the enemy or a third party notices you...there is no guarantee the info will be accurate."
"I want you to remember this. Important information in your hands can be a powerful weapon for your comrades and for the village. So we had you gather information through cheating. This clearly separated out those that did not have the right abilities."
Temari still didn't understand it, "But...I just don't get the final question."
"But...question ten...is the true purpose of this test."
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked in curiosity.
"Let me explain..." said Ibiki as he placed his hands back into the pockets of his trench coat. "The tenth question...the 'take it' or 'not take it' decision...Obviously these were two painful choices. Those who chose to 'not take it' fail along with their teammates. Those who chose to 'take it'...could lose the chance to take the test ever again. A true leap of faith!
Arcane sat there with a smirk his arms folded onto the desk, 'A small leap if you ask me.' He thought as he sat there listening to Ibiki's explanation and reasoning.
"How about these two choices..." Ibiki walking to the center of the room, "Say you guys become chuunin. Your mission is to steal a secret document. The amount of enemy ninja's, their abilities, etc., are unknown to you. And of course there could be traps set all around you. Now, do you accept, or not accept? Because you don't want to die...because you don't want your comrades hurt...can you avoid the dangerous mission? The answer...is no! No matter the danger, there are missions you can't back down from. The ability to be courageous...and to survive any hardship...This is the ability needed to become a chuunin captain. Those who can't put their destinies on the line...who cling to the uncertain future of 'there's always next year'...and then walk away from their chance...those pieces of trash who can only make such cowardly choices...don't have the right to become chuunin. That's how I feel."
Naruto was feeling pretty happy with himself for the fact he was still there sitting amongst everyone else, proving that he will make it to become Hokage! Even now Amatsu slowly felt himself drifting off to sleep in his chair, now bored out of his mind. "You, who chose to take it, answered the tenth question correctly. You will be able to survive any troubles you face in the future. You have made it through the entrance. The first test of the Chuunin selection exam is now complete. I wish you guys luck."
"HELL YEAH! WISH US LUCK! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY!" Naruto cheered triumphantly throwing his fist into the air moving around erratically in his seat.
'Interesting guy...' Ibiki thought but that was about to end as he looked to the window.
When he did it suddenly shattered throwing glass all over the palce, kunai where thrown into the ceiling and a women emerged from the cloth that now flapped behind her. "You guys! This is no time to be celebrating!"
As the women spoke Hiroku finally snapped out from his drunken sleep feeling sober again and caught saw the women. She wore a long coat, and had armoring on her ankles and seemed to ware a fish net shirt but nothing could be really seen. A short brown skirt, "Ooo sexy..." Asura said to himself with a giant stupid grin.
On the cloth behind the next examiner said 'Second Examiner Mitarashi Anko, Pay Attention' and then she continued what she was saying, "I am the examiner for the second test! Mitarashi Anko! Now let's go!" She threw her fist into the air, "Fallow me!"
Everyone sat in bewilderment to this woman who just launched in from the window making such commotion and then made all the demands. Ibikit then stood out from behind the cloth that covered him, "Bad timing." He said simply.
She looked slightly embarrassed with a bit of blush over her face as she stood there with her arm in the air. Anko regained herself and looked at the room, "Ninety!? Ibiki! You left thirty teams?" She wondered about him while glancing to him, "The first test was way too easy this time!"
"This time...there are a lot of outstanding ones." Ibiki stated in defense to her thinking that he went easy on this years genin.
"Bah, that's fine...In the second exam I will cut them to half or less." She looked on and in a low seeming seductive tone, "I'm getting excited..."
As she said that Hiroku was right next to her appearing as if he was leaning against something, "Heh you and me both! Hey baby how about you come on over to my place for pizza and sex?"
Just as Asura asked that sleezy question he found himself on the other end of a knuckly sandwich and he was on his back on the ground, "NO WAY IN HELL!!" Anko yelled looking furious as possible.
Hiroku recovered quickly back up to his feet back next her close with a grin, "Why? Don't you like pizza?"
"SHUT UP!" She yelled and she again punched him right in head and began kicking him while he was on the ground.
Finally the assault ended, and Amatsu just looked on shaking his head, "God damnit Asura you dumb fuck."
Amatsu then snapped his finger and Demin got up from his seat and grabbed the beaten Hiroku and dragged him back to his seat. She regained her composure, "Now, I'll explain everything tomorrow once we've changed places. Ask your jounin sensei for the time and place. That's it! You're excused!"
Early Evening...
Ibiki was walking around the class room collecting the papers from the desk. He then picked up once certain paper and took a look at it seeing it was completely blank, gripping the other papers he then smiled, 'Someone got through this with a blank test. Uzumaki Naruto...he really is an interesting guy.' He thought then collecting the others.
He went further up and picked up another that appeared to be completely drooled on and he just looked at with annoyance, 'Hiroku Asura....blank and drenched in drool....baka.' was all he thought of the Shadow Ninja.
The Next Day....
A breeze set over the area with the tree's limbs moving in the wind and blowing some leafs off and down over the others who all stood there looking at what was before them. "Wh...what's with this place?" Asked a bewildered Naruto looking at the fenced off area.
The fence looked old and slightly rusted and not to far off and a sign saying "Danger! Stay Out!" not to far off and was in plain sight. Anko stood in front of the group of genin, "Welcome to the stage for the second test, practice arena 44. Also known as...the 'Forrest of Death'."
Amatsu instantly liked the name but others where disliking it pretty quick. Anko went on to explain the point behind this test. That they where going to be all given one scroll, that of "Heaven" and "Earth" and that any measures could be taken to attain the second scroll, even killing. Amatsu stood there wide eyed, 'Hold it...hold it...hold it...' Amatsu muttered to himself but then he couldn't take it, "AHHH! I HAVE TO KILL!!!!!" He yelled as he then leaped out at some random genin, it had been awhile sense he spilled someone's blood.
Anko could sense the amazing desire to kill, infact everyone could feel it from Amatsu, "YOU STOP NOW!!!"
Anko's yell reached Amatsu and just before his demonic sword came crashing down on the poor cowering genin, "None of that until the exam actually begins! First you are going to need to fill out these forms saying that you are willing to partake in this second exam and that you accept what happens to you....so basically your signing for your life. We will hand these forms out and give you time to think it over, when the time is up turn in the signed form."
Anko closed her eyes to blink and just as she did there was Amatsu he was hoping from foot to foot, "Give me, give me! I will sign it here and now! LET ME IN!!!"
Everybody looked on in astonishment, here was a guy claimed to be ruthless as hell, seeming to act as a child to get into the exam. But that was all thrown to the side considering he wanted to get it just so he could rip everyone a new one and kill all that stood in his path. Anko leaned back away from Amatsu, "No, like the others you to will have to wait, here you start handing these out, if you have so much energy." She grinned handing the forms to him.
'You bitch...' was all Amatsu thought as he took the forms from her and handed them out to everybody.
After he did he wanted to reassure people feared him as he turned to them all, "Remember everyone..." The dark demonic dragon formed above him; "I will be waiting to...kill you..." he ended with a devilish grin as he walked off for some solitude for the moment just as he quickly signed the piece of paper.
Everybody then broke off a bit but staid in the area and thought over the whole exam. Tatsu sat up in the tree's just looking at the sheet of paper, 'All to easys.' But he wasn't paying attention to anything around him, as a conversation was taking place below him.
He then did pick up a voice, it was Naruto's being loud as per usual or just the tone happened to be. Tatsu turned and now sat on the branch and looked down, seeing Naruto and Hinata talking, well slightly she was trying but Naruto was being thick as usual. Naruto walked off and Hinata hung her head low, wanting to say so badly what was on her mind and how she felt about the goofy blond haired kid. Tatsu shook his head watching him walk away, and leaped down in front of Hinata, "Hey there Hinata." He said in a very friendly tone and waved.
She was shocked by his sudden appearance and took some steps back and at lightening speed. "Wh...who are y...y-you?" She asked with a slight stutter hiding now behind the tree.
He looked at himself really quick, "Oh heh that's right." First though he looked around him to make sure no one else would see.
Then in a puff of smoke Ryuujin stood before her, "Remember me now?" he asked.
Hinata nodded shyly and stepped out from behind the tree, "Yeah...your...Ryuujin-kun right?"
Ryuu smiled widely, "Heh yup that's me! Been awhile sense the last time I talked to ya."
:: Flashback ::
'Shit...shit...shit' Ryuu thought as he ran through the forest of Konoha.
Not to far behind him where a group of Leaf Shinobi, "THERE HE GOES!! DON'T LET HIM ESCAPE!" The one yelled as they gave chase.
Ryuu came running out into a training ground with some tree's with what looked like padding wrapped to it. He stopped and looked down to see a young girl with dark blue hair sitting against it and had her knee's brought up to her chest and crying into her arms. He made sure not to disturb her at the moment as he quickly and silently leaped on top of the tree stump, 'Henge!' He said in his head and quickly he transformed into an extension of the stump.
The other ninja's ran right by the area not taking a second glance. Ryuu returned to himself and he slowly etched off the stump and then walked in front of the crying girl and knelt down, "Hey there....what's the matter?" he asked with a genuine tone of concern.
She quickly looked up and found herself slightly trapped as she was so used to backing away and hiding but she was sitting and against the stump so it made it extra difficult. At that time Ryuu was just dressed in a plain black t-shirt and black pants with his Shinobi sandals. He smiled at her, "Please do not be afraid of me, I am no one to fear..." Ryuu then thought for a second, "Ah! My name is....Kaiser Ryuujin, what's yours?"
Slowly the girl looked up to him not hiding as much, "H...h..Hyuuga....H..Hin...Hinata..." she stuttered feeling very nervous around him and rightfully so sense she didn't know Ryuu at all.
He looked at her eyes for a moment and smiled, "You have very beautiful eyes Hinata."
Hinata blushed and slowly hid her face away, 'T...thank you...' she replied muffled in the sleeves of her shirt.
"Tell me, Hinata...why are you crying? It's okay if you do not want to tell me, heh I can understand why. But I would like to hear it whatever it is and try to help ya with it." Hinata slowly looked at Ryuujin and at his eyes, though she wasn't very advanced with her bloodline ability, she could see the kindness and truth in his eyes and that he seemed like a good person to talk to.
Finally though as Ryuu waited to hear her answer the two did talk, about many different things that Hinata was being put through, at home and her repressed feelings for a certain blond haired shinobi. Ryuujin gave her his full attention not missing a single word she said and at every chance he did his best to help her giving the most helpful advice as possible.
[[Writer: Hi everyone, Bryan aka Ryuujin here, now I know you are probably wondering, "Hinata hardly talks to anyone? Why would she open up to a person she hardly knows?" Well, in life I have noticed that even with people that I don't really know, they do seem to talk to me pretty easily at times. So sense I put a lot of myself into my character and so I think he can give off the same kinda thing I suppose. Thanks for your time readers, enjoy the rest of the chapter ]]
:: End Flashback ::
"Yes it has." She said with a smile.
Ryuu looked off in the direction that Naruto walked off to, "Hm, don't worry about Naruto...one day...he will see and acknowledge you."
Hinata lowered her head blushing and brought her hands up and touched her index fingers together, "I hope..."
"Hinata-chan, you're a cute young women, Naruto will come to, he just needs to really see who he can and cannot trust. He has a great deal of things to work through before he can really be at peace with himself." Hinata blushed furiously having not received such a comment as that from anyone and a boy that was slightly older then her at that.
"Listen you do your best in the second part of this exam, and I will talk to you later and I will be hanging around Naruto so if you are at all concerned for his well being, don't worry he will be safe." Ryuu said with a smile as he then transformed back into Tatsu and then disappeared before Hinata could say thanks for his kind words and support.
Going Into the Forrest...
Finally it came time for everyone to turn in their papers so they could take part in the next exam. Amatsu was among the first to get the form in and head to the area to where his team was going to start. They all received their scrolls and someone had to assigned one of their teammates to always hold onto and guard it. Finally the doors opened and the teams on their own end of the arena started off to begin searching out for the second scroll needed. It was only moments later that Amatsu had found and killed their first prey for the "Earth" scroll as he found it humorous to start with the "Heaven" scroll. "Geese you made quick work of those poor fools, you know Amatsu ever sense I started chasing around your sorry ass I haven't really gotten the chance to fight in awhile, could had let me down that." Asura finally sobered up and feeling pissed that Amatsu took the first group on his own, and ontop of that his cigarettes.
Amatsu didn't say a word as he just continued into the forrest. "You complain too much." Spoke Demin to Asura as he fallowed his master.
Hiroku simply grumbled, he didn't need this after the sever beatings he received from Anko...again as he tried hitting on her a second time. Though the tough thing was going to be going through the days they had to spend in this forest with out his cigarettes, "Had to steal my smokes on top of it." He said fallowing Demin and Amatsu just to see what kind of damage they could cause.
The day's went by and the teams where either progressing or staying where they were at or failing and losing scrolls or their lives. Something interesting was in the process, Amatsu sat there leaning beside a tree and suddenly his eyes shot open. "Th...that...that power....Orichimaru....who have you taken this time..." He then quickly jumped to his feet, "You two get up and fallow me!"
Amatsu leaped off quickly, and before Asura could question why, he found himself tagging along. The three shadow nins arrived on the seen, to find a fallen Rock Lee Konoha's Tai Jutsu specialist, Haruno Sakura beaten as well. Amatsu especially set his gaze upon Sasuke, the dark power that flowed through him at this very moment. The aura of black and purple reeked of Orichimaru and for the fact odd markings began to cover half of Sasuke's body. 'So, Orichmaru that's why you are here, the Uchiha blood line...or more of just getting your hands on the Sharingan.' Amatsu thought to himself with his arms folded watching the match.
He could see Sasuke accepted this power, that it was the key he needed to unlock the door to his older brother Itachi's death. But Amatsu knew first hand, that the damned cursed seal that Orichimaru places upon people was not a source for power, more for control. Amatsu watched as Sasuke made quick work of one Sound Shinobi who had the ability of sending blasts of what seemed to be air from holes in his hands. But for Sasuke he was nothing and quickly broke the mans arms. Then that was when Sasuke turned his attention to the next Sound Ninja Dosu the one who's face was completely covered in bandages.
"Sasuke....Time for you to learn what real power is..." Said Amatsu as he watched things progressed, "Demin stop that girl from stopping Sasuke, Hiroku...stay here." He instructed the two as he tossed Hiroku his smokes back.
"I hope you can entertain me more then the last guy..." Said Sasuke with a twisted grin as he approached Dosu.
Sakura couldn't stand to watch this brutality go on and this great change in Sasuke. So she then leaped to her feet and ran over to Sasuke, but then to only be stopped by the creature Demin who now held onto both her arms. She looked back seeing who it was and cried out, "SASUKE-KUN HELP ME!!"
Sasuke then averted his eyes and looked at Demin with his Sharingan eyes, "Let...her...go...or I will kill you."
Sasuke made his threats but Demin could care less as he still held Sakura by her own will. From the Shadows in front of Sasuke Amatsu slowly rose from them, his face was emotionless and cold, "Sasuke...your fight here and now....is with me..."
The young Uchiha just grinned, "Fine....then you two will meet the same fate as the guy on the ground over there." He said in a deep evil tone as his power swelled greatly.
Up in the tree's there was Hyuuga Neji and his teammate TenTen watching from above. As Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji and Yamanaka Ino watched from the bushes away from any harm that may come to them. Amatsu knew of everyone's presence before this went any further he made something very clear, "I do NOT want anyone interefearing in this fight! If you do, then I will personally kill you and hand your head to your teammates. Understood?"
Neji was unaffected by this and thought he was full of shit and didn't see what people feared with Amatsu, as he has only heard rumors about the guy. "Sasuke...I know that thirst for revenge against Itachi....you are an avenger for your clan." Amatsu turning back to him after the demand he made to the others was clear.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes cringing slightly at his brothers name, "You, know nothing about me..."
"I know enough. I have fought your brother on many occasions, I would like to consider myself his rival and well an equal."
Uchiha Sasuke just stood there and clenched his fists, "I don't give a fuck! Are we going to fight or chit chat all damn day?"
Amatsu folded his arms, "Don't worry I have just this last thing to say. Like you I am an avenger for my clan, a man killed what was left and it wasn't many, which included my mother and father. I seek revenge against this man and I once accepted that power that you now attain, I tried using it against Itachi when he and I fought. But I found that it was mere bullshit and that man, Orichmaru did that to me like branding cattle. That power is NOTHING COMPARED TO YOUR OWN! I went through hell! To removed that fucking seal from my own neck! I succeded."
Amatsu's own power soon showed as the dark aura flared all around him. This even took Neji back, being able to feel all the energy that this man held. "I grew further with out that shitty seal, and I am on equal terms with the one Uchiha Itachi and I have beaten that lousy snake of a man Orichimaru when tried taking my body! YOU BELIEVE THAT POWER WILL HELP! FINE! Show me what you got Uchiha Sasuke." Amatsu finished in a menacing tone as his aura spread all around him as he glared at Sasuke.
"HAAAAAA!!" Sasuke yelled as he charged Amatsu, he was done hearing him talk and was going to prove that he would succeed with this power and kill his brother with it.
Sasuke moved in low and leaped up to strike Amatsu, in that quick instant he felt a great deal of force to the side of his head. His cheek was pressed against his teeth and he went flying and crashing down into the ground, and slid into it with the dirt piling around him. "Is that...all you got Uchiha Sasuke?"
He just got right back to his feet, he loathed now hearing Amatsu say his name like that. Before Sasuke got another foot off the ground he was now in the grips of Amatsu, that had him by the neck and lifted him into the air. Sakura had tears running down her face, the only thing she could do was stand by and watch as Demin made sure she didn't go anywhere. "Even through your Sharingan eyes Sasuke, I see that you believe in this power. No matter what anyone does....you see this power as your achievement to greatness....Sasuke...you are pathetic, the path to true power is before you. Yet, you are blind to it." Amatsu said in a calm tone as he looked up at Sasuke while he held him by the neck.
Sasuke grabbed Amatsu by the wrist trying to force his grip away from his neck, "So tell me Sasuke, are you going to actually fight?" Amatsu said in a deep tone as he closed his eyes and then re opened them and his eyes where all black except for the iris which was white and in a diamond form, "Or are you going to cower letting this controlling power do the fighting for you?"